# Grabowski

Grabowski is a Polish surname with forms in various languages (Grabovsky, Grabauskas, Hraboŭski, or Hrabovskyi). The Belarusian and Ukrainian variants are generally transcribed beginning with an 'h' but may also be written with a 'g'. It is also found in German surnames from the Silesia region of old Prussia.
Grabowski is the 20th most common surname in Poland (59,052 people in 2009).

## Related surnames

| Language | Masculine | Feminine |
| Polish | Grabowski | Grabowska |
| Belarusian (Romanization) | Грабоўскі (Hraboŭski, Hrabowski, Grabouski, Grabowski) | Грабоўская (Hraboŭskaja, Hrabouskaya, Hrabouskaia, Hrabowskaya Grabouskaja, Grabouskaya, Grabouskaia, Grabowskaya) |
| Czech/Slovak | Hrabovský Grabovský | Hrabovská Grabovská |
| Hungarian | Grabovszki, Grabovszky Hrabovszki, Hrabovszky | |
| Latvian | Grabovskis | Grabovska |
| Lithuanian | Grabauskas | Grabauskienė (married) Grabauskaitė (unmarried) |
| Romanian/Moldovan | Grabovschi, Grabovschii Hrabovschi | |
| Russian (Romanization) | Грабовский (Grabovskiy, Grabovskii, Grabovskij, Grabovsky, Grabovski) | Грабовская (Grabovskaya, Grabovskaia, Grabovskaja) |
| Ukrainian (Romanization) | Грабовський (Hrabovskyi, Hrabovskyy, Hrabovskyj, Hrabovsky Grabovskyi, Grabovskyy, Grabovskyj, Grabovsky) | Грабовська (Hrabovska, Grabovska) |
| Other | Grabowsky, Grabofski, Grabovski, Grabofsky, Grabouskas, Hrabowsky | |

## People
### Grabowski/Grabowska

* Achim Grabowski, German ten-pin bowler
* Adam Stanisław Grabowski, Polish bishop
* Al Grabowski (1901–1966), baseball pitcher
* Aleksandra 'Ola' Grabowska (born 1982), Polish-British dancer
* Ałbena Grabowska (born 1971), Polish writer and neurologist
* Andrzej Grabowski (born 1952), Polish actor
* Antoni Grabowski (1857–1921), Polish Esperantist
* Barbara Grabowska (1954–1994), Polish actress
* Bartosz Grabowski (born 2000), Polish sprint canoeist
* Bernard F. Grabowski (1923–2019), American lawyer and politician
* Damian Grabowski (born 1980), Polish mixed martial artist
* Dariusz Grabowski (born 1950), Polish politician
* Dominika Grabowska (born 1998), Polish footballer
* Elżbieta Grabowska (1748–1810), Polish nobility
* Ewa Grabowska (born 1962), Polish alpine skier
* Geoffrey C. Grabowski (born 1973), American game designer
* Gene Grabowski (disambiguation), multiple individuals
* Genowefa Grabowska (born 1944), Polish politician
* Gerd Grabowski (born 1949), German singer
* Halina Grabowski (1928–2003), member of the Polish resistance movement
* Heinrich Emanuel Grabowski (1792–1842), German botanist and pharmacist of Polish heritage
* Helena Willman-Grabowska (1870–1957), Polish indologist
* Henryk Grabowski (disambiguation), multiple individuals
* Izabela Grabowska (1776–1858), Polish noblewoman
* Jadwiga Grabowska-Hawrylak (1920–2018), Polish architect
* Jan Grabowski (disambiguation), multiple individuals
* Janusz Grabowski (born 1955), Polish mathematician
* Jasmin Grabowski (born 1991), German judoka
* Jason Grabowski (born 1976), American baseball player
* Jedrek Grabowski (born 1982), English professional wrestler
* Jim Grabowski (born 1944), American football player
* Johnny Grabowski (1900–1946), catcher in Major League Baseball
* Juan Grabowski (born 1982), Argentine footballer
* Jürgen Grabowski (1944–2022), West German footballer
* Klementyna Grabowska (1771–1831), Polish pianist and composer
* Klaus Grabowski, German murderer killed by Marianne Bachmeier, mother of his victim
* Krzysztof Grabowski (born 1965), Polish poet, singer
* Laura Grabowski
* Lena Grabowski (born 2002), Austrian swimmer
* Maciej Grabowski (disambiguation), multiple individuals
* Marcin Grabowski (born 2000), Polish footballer
* Marek Grabowski (born 1964), Polish footballer
* Marek Grabowski (politician) (1950–2022), Polish doctor and politician
* Martha Grabowski, American expert on risk in maritime operations
* Mateusz Grabowski (1904–1976), Polish pharmacist and art gallery owner
* Max Grabowski (1874-1946), Grabowski Motor Company/GMC (automobile) founder
* Mercedes Grabowski (1994–2017), Canadian pornographic actress
* Michał Grabowski (1773–1812), Polish general
* Michał Grabowski (author) (1804–1863), Polish author
* Morris Grabowski, Grabowski Motor Company founder
* Norm Grabowski (1933–2012), American hot rod builder and actor
* Mena Grabowski Trott (born 1977), American businesswoman
* Peter Grabowski, East German slalom canoeist
* Petra Grabowski (born 1952), East German sprint canoeist
* Robert Grabowski (born 1956), American musician
* Reggie Grabowski (1907–1955), baseball pitcher
* Stephen Grabowski (born 1952), American politician
* Urszula Grabowska (born 1976), Polish TV actress
* Wiesław Grabowski, Polish football coach
* Władysław Grabowski (1883–1961), Polish theater & film actor, mostly comedies in the 1930s
* Zygmunt Grabowski (1891–1939), Polish painter

### Grabowsky

* Adolf Grabowsky (1880–1969), German political scientist
* Jessica Grabowsky (born 1980), Finnish actress
* Nicholas Grabowsky (born 1966), American author
* Paul Grabowsky (born 1958), Australian pianist and composer

### Grabovsky/Grabovskyy/Grabovskii

* Boris Grabovsky (1901–1966), Soviet engineer
* Dmytro Grabovskyy (1985–2017), Ukrainian road bicycle racer
* Igor Grabovsky (born 1941), Soviet water polo player
* Mikhail Grabovski (born 1984), Belarusian ice hockey player

### Hrabovsky

* Leonid Hrabovsky (born 1935), Ukrainian composer
* Pavlo Hrabovsky (1864–1902), Ukrainian poet
* Valentin Hrabovsky (1937–2004), Ukrainian poet

## Other

* Grabowsky Motor Corporation, the pre-1912 predecessor of GMC Truck
* Grabowski Prize, prize for young authors writing in Esperanto
* Laurel Rose Willson (alias Laura Grabowski), American writer
* Gary Grobowski, Vince Vaughn character in 2006 American romantic comedy-drama film The Break-Up
* Grabowsky Motor Company, division of the American automobile manufacturer General Motors
* Grabowski Gallery, London avant-garde art gallery
* Duke Grabowski: Mighty Swashbuckler!, point-and-click adventure game